After the meeting there was no action plan other than doing a cost segregation study on the properties we had.

Making money in real estate requires experience and starting with no or little money makes you study harder.As much as most of us probably wished for it, getting started with a lot of money in your pocket is a recipe for disaster: the temptation is to make the deal work by throwing money at it.If you want to go into real estate go with a syndicator with a good track record.

What I personally do is I will hire a local Civil engineer who has done subdivisions in the jurisdiction and I will pay them up front for a detailed feasibility study.

Quote from @Aaron Zimmerman: I would look for other ways to legally reduce income such as cost segregation studies.

They don't understand how to price effectively, study the market, set boundaries with tenants, establish policies and procedures, communicate, and dozens of other things.

Perhaps do a case study with a hypothetical deal you think is typical for what you are looking at and compare it to the alternative investments you might use and their expected returns.

Studies show good staging does have an impact on your sale.

Via a study I done comparing the Preforeclosure leads that PS provided with county records for over 167 counties across TX, CA and FL.

I'm looking for case studies.

If you’re placing a new property into service, you can discuss cost segregation studies.